On This Date in Baseball: April 28

1956 - Cincinnati Redlegs rookie Frank Robinson hits the first of his 586 lifetime home runs at Crosley Field.

1971 - Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves joins Babe Ruth and Willie Mays as the only major league player to hit 600 home runs.

2001 - Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals ties the major league record for home runs in April by a rookie with eight.

2006 - St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hits his 13th home run in April to tie the major league record, matching the mark shared by Ken Griffey, Jr. in 1997 with Seattle and Luis Gonzalez in 2001 with Arizona.

Quote of the Day

"The pitcher has got only a ball. I've got a bat. So the percentage in weapons is in my favor and I let the fellow with the ball do the fretting."

-Hank Aaron

On This Date in Baseball: April 4

1974 - Atlanta Braves slugger Hank Aaron blasts a historic three-run home run against Cincinnati Reds pitcher Jack Billingham on Opening Day. The home run is the 714th of Aaron's career, tying him with the legendary Babe Ruth for the most home runs in major league history.

1993 - At Camden Yards, Bill Clinton becomes the first U.S. President to throw the first pitch of the season from the pitcher's mound.

Quote of the Day

The following is an exchange between Yankees catcher Yogi Berra and Hank Aaron as Aaron came up to bat during the 1958 World Series.

Yogi Berra: "Henry, you'd better turn the trademark around so you can read it. Otherwise, you'll break your bat.

Hank Aaron: " Yogi, I came up here to hit, not to read.